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»1995 Wisconsin Act 27
46.48 (16) (a) A private, nonprofit organization may apply to the department for a grant from the appropriations under s. 20.435 (7) (de) and (pm) The department shall distribute not more than $37,500 in each fiscal year as grants to private, nonprofit organizations to recruit African American foster parents, including African American prospective adoptive parents, in communities that have a high percentage of African American children and a high percentage of children in out-of-home placements. The department shall review the applications submitted under this section paragraph and determine the number of grants that will be awarded, which of the applicants will receive grants and the amount of each grant. A private, nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this section paragraph shall cooperate and coordinate its activities under the grant with the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23 serving the area from which the private, nonprofit organization recruits African American foster parents.
27,2602 Section 2602 . 48.68 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.68 (1) After receipt of an application for a license, the department shall investigate to determine if the applicant meets the minimum requirements for a license adopted by the department under s. 48.67. In determining whether to issue a license, the department may consider any action by the applicant, or by an employe of the applicant, that constitutes a substantial failure by the applicant or employe to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of a child. Upon satisfactory completion of this investigation and payment of the fee required under s. 48.22 (7) (b), 48.615 (1) (a) or (b), 48.625 (2) (a) or 48.65 (3) (a), the department shall issue a license under s. 48.66 (1) or, if applicable, a probationary license under s. 48.69. At the time of initial licensure and license renewal, the department shall provide a foster home licensee with written information relating to the age-related monthly foster care rates and supplemental payments specified in s. 49.19 (12) 48.62 (4), including payment amounts, eligibility requirements for supplemental payments and the procedures for applying for supplemental payments.
27,2605 Section 2605 . 48.715 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.715 (3) (intro.) If the department provides written notice of the grounds for a penalty, an explanation of the types of penalties that may be imposed under this subsection and an explanation of the process for appealing a penalty imposed under this subsection, the department may impose any of the following penalties against a licensee or any other person who violates a provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) or rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.67 or who fails to comply with an order issued under sub. (2) by the time specified in the order:
27,2606 Section 2606 . 48.715 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.715 (3) (a) (intro.) A daily forfeiture amount per violation of not less than $10 nor more than $50 $1,000. All of the following apply to a forfeiture under this paragraph:
27,2607 Section 2607 . 48.715 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
48.715 (3) (a) 1. Within the limits specified in this paragraph, the department may, by rule, set daily forfeiture amounts and payment deadlines based on the size and type of facility or agency and the seriousness of the violation. As part of the order, the The department may set daily forfeiture amounts that increase periodically within the statutory limits if there is continued failure to comply with an order issued under sub. (2).
48.78 (1) In this section, unless otherwise qualified, "agency" means the department of health and social services, the department of corrections, a county department, a licensed child welfare agency, a licensed day care center or a licensed maternity hospital.
27,2611 Section 2611 . 48.78 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.78 (2) (c) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department of health and social services or a county department from using in the media a picture or description of a child in the guardianship of the department or a county department for the purpose of finding adoptive parents for that child.
27,2611m Section 2611m. 48.78 (2) (d) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 385, is amended to read:
48.78 (2) (d) (intro.) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department of health and social services or a county department from disclosing information about an individual formerly in the legal custody or under the supervision of the that department under s. 48.34 (4m), 1993 stats., or formerly under the supervision of the that department or county department under s. 48.34 (4n), 1993 stats., to the department of corrections, if the individual is at the time of disclosure any of the following:
27,2611q Section 2611q. 48.78 (2) (d) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
48.78 (2) (d) 4m. On community supervision to the department of corrections under s. 973.095.
27,2612p Section 2612p. 48.78 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.78 (2) (e) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department of health and social services corrections from disclosing information about an individual adjudged delinquent under s. 48.31 for a sexually violent offense, as defined in s. 980.01 (6), to the department of justice, or a district attorney or a judge acting under ch. 980 or to an attorney who represents a person subject to a petition under ch. 980. The court in which the petition under s. 980.02 is filed may issue any protective orders that it determines are appropriate concerning information disclosed under this paragraph.
27,2613 Section 2613 . 48.78 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
48.78 (2) (f) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the department of corrections from disclosing information about a person who has been convicted of violating a state or federal criminal law.
27,2614m Section 2614m. 48.78 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377, is amended to read:
48.78 (3) If a child adjudged delinquent on the basis of a violation of s. 941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.235, 941.237, 941.24, 941.26, 941.28, 941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31, 941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2) (a), 943.23 (1g), (1m) or (1r), 943.32 (2), 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61 or any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a secured correctional facility, has been allowed to leave a secured correctional facility for a specified time period and is absent from the facility for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the specified period or has run away from the child's placement in the community while under corrective sanctions or youthful offender supervision, the department of health and social services or the department of corrections may release the child's name and any information about the child that is necessary for the protection of the public or to secure the child's return to the facility or placement. The department of health and social services shall promulgate rules establishing guidelines for the release of the child's name or information about the child to the public, except that the department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing guidelines for the release to the public of the name of a child, or information about a child, who is a participant in the youthful offender program.
27,2614p Section 2614p. 48.78 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 377 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
48.78 (3) If a child adjudged delinquent on the basis of a violation of s. 941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.235, 941.237, 941.24, 941.26, 941.28, 941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31, 941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2) (a), 943.23 (1g), (1m) or (1r), 943.32 (2), 948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055, 948.60, 948.605 or 948.61 or any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a secured correctional facility, has been allowed to leave a secured correctional facility for a specified time period and is absent from the facility for more than 12 hours after the expiration of the specified period or has run away from the child's placement in the community while under corrective sanctions or serious juvenile offender supervision, the department of corrections may release the child's name and any information about the child that is necessary for the protection of the public or to secure the child's return to the facility or placement. The department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing guidelines for the release of the child's name or information about the child to the public.
27,2615 Section 2615 . 48.79 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.79 (title) Powers of the department of health and social services. (intro.) The department of health and social services has authority and power:
27,2615g Section 2615g. 48.79 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2615m Section 2615m. 48.79 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2615p Section 2615p. 48.79 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2615r Section 2615r. 48.79 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2616 Section 2616 . 48.795 of the statutes is created to read:
48.795 Powers of the department of corrections. The department of corrections may do all of the following:
(1) Collect and collaborate with other agencies in collecting statistics and information useful in determining the cause and amount of delinquency and crime in this state or in carrying out the powers and duties of the department.
(2) Assist communities in their efforts to combat delinquency and social breakdown likely to cause delinquency and crime and assist them in setting up programs for coordinating the total community program, including the improvement of law enforcement.
(3) Assist schools in extending their particular contribution in locating and helping children vulnerable to delinquency and crime and in improving their services to all youth.
(4) Develop and maintain an enlightened public opinion in support of a program to control delinquency and crime.
27,2622 Section 2622 . 48.982 (2) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (2) (g) (intro.) In coordination with the departments of health and social services and public instruction education:
27,2623 Section 2623 . 48.982 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.433 (1) (c) (h), (i), (k) and (q), the board shall award grants to organizations in accordance with the plan developed under sub. (2) (a).
27,2623d Section 2623d. 48.982 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.982 (7) (b) A grant may be awarded only to an organization that agrees to make a 20% 30% match to the grant, through either money or in-kind services.
27,2624 Section 2624 . 48.985 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
48.985 (1) Federal program operations. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (3) (n), the department shall expend not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1995-96 and not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1996-97 of the moneys received under 42 USC 620 to 626 for the department's expenses in connection with administering the expenditure of funds received under 42 USC 620 to 626, for child welfare projects and services provided or purchased by the department, for child abuse and neglect independent investigations and for providing child-at-risk field training to counties.
27,2625 Section 2625 . 48.985 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 48.985 (1) and amended to read:
48.985 (1) Federal program operations. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (6) (n), the department shall expend not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1995-96 and not more than $543,700 in fiscal year 1996-97 of the moneys received under 42 USC 620 to 626 as follows: (a) For for the department's expenses in connection with administering the expenditure of funds received under 42 USC 620 to 626, not more than $273,700 in fiscal year 1993-94 and not more than $281,500 in fiscal year 1994-95 for child welfare projects and services provided or purchased by the department, for child abuse and neglect independent investigations and for providing child-at-risk field training to counties.
27,2626 Section 2626 . 48.985 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2627 Section 2627 . 48.985 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2628 Section 2628 . 48.985 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2629 Section 2629 . 48.985 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 48.985 (2) and amended to read:
48.985 (2) Community social and mental hygiene services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (o), the department shall expend distribute not more than $3,919,800 in each fiscal year of the moneys received under 42 USC 620 to 626 as follows: 1. To to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23, for the provision or purchase of child welfare projects and services including child abuse and neglect investigation and treatment services, subject only to local, state and federal requirements specific to the types of projects or services, not more than $1,858,000 in each fiscal year and for the allocation, for services to children and families , not more than $567,300 in each fiscal year and for family-based child welfare services.
27,2630 Section 2630. 48.985 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
27,2631 Section 2631 . 48.985 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
27,2632 Section 2632 . 48.985 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
27,2632m Section 2632m. 48.985 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.985 (3) Community youth and family aids. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 20.410 (3) (oo), the department of corrections shall allocate, to county departments under ss. 46.215, 46.22 and 46.23 for the provision of services under s. 46.26 301.26, not more than $1,100,000 in each fiscal year.
27,2633 Section 2633 . 48.985 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.985 (4) Runaway services. From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (7) (3) (na) for runaway services, not more than $458,600 in each fiscal year.
27,2634m Section 2634m. 48.992 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.992 (1) (a) The "appropriate court" of this state to issue a requisition under s. 48.991 (4) is the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter for the county of the petitioner's residence, or, if the petitioner is a child welfare agency, the court so assigned for the county where the agency has its principal office, or, if the petitioner is the department of corrections, any court so assigned in the state.
27,2634p Section 2634p. 48.993 of the statutes is amended to read:
48.993 Juvenile compact administrator. (1) Under the interstate compact on juveniles, the governor may designate an officer or employe of the department of corrections to be the compact administrator, who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall promulgate rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrator shall serve subject to the pleasure of the governor. If there is a vacancy in the office of compact administrator or in the case of absence or disability, the functions shall be performed by the secretary of health and social services corrections, or other employe designated by the secretary. The compact administrator may cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this state and its political subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement entered into by this state.
(2) The compact administrator shall determine for this state whether to receive juvenile probationers and parolees of other states under s. 48.991 (7) and shall arrange for the supervision of each such probationer or parolee received, either by the department of corrections or by a person appointed to perform supervision service for the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter for the county where the juvenile is to reside, whichever is more convenient. Those persons shall in all such cases make periodic reports to the compact administrator regarding the conduct and progress of the juveniles.
27,2634r Section 2634r. 48.994 of the statutes is amended to read:
48.994 Supplementary agreements. The department of corrections may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under s. 48.991 (10). If the supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of any institution or facility of this state or the provision of any service by this state, the supplementary agreement has no effect until approved by the department or agency under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated or which shall be charged with the rendering of the service.
27,2635g Section 2635g. 48.995 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
48.995 (2) In the case of an escapee or absconder under s. 48.991 (5) or (6), if the juvenile is in the legal custody or under the supervision of the department of corrections, it shall bear the expense of his or her return; otherwise the appropriate court shall, on petition of the person entitled to the juvenile's custody or charged with his or her supervision, arrange for the transportation at the expense of the county and order that the county reimburse the person, if any, who returns the juvenile, for the person's actual and necessary expenses. In this subsection "appropriate court" means the court which adjudged the juvenile to be delinquent or, if the juvenile is under supervision for another state under s. 48.991 (7), then the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter for the county of the juvenile's residence during the supervision.
27,2635m Section 2635m. 48.996 of the statutes is amended to read:
48.996 Compensation. Any judge of this state who appoints counsel or a guardian ad litem pursuant to the provisions of the interstate compact on juveniles may, in the judge's discretion, allow reasonable compensation in an amount not to exceed the compensation paid to private attorneys under s. 977.08 (4m) (b), to be paid by the county on order of the court.
27,2636 Section 2636 . The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 49.001 of the statutes is repealed.
27,2637 Section 2637 . Subchapter I (title) of chapter 49 [precedes 49.001] of the statutes is created to read:
Subchapter I
27,2638 Section 2638 . 49.001 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 49.81 (intro.) and amended to read:
49.81 Public assistance recipients' bill of rights. (intro.) The department of health and social services, the department of industry, labor and human relations and all public assistance and relief-granting agencies shall respect rights for recipients of public assistance. The rights shall include all rights guaranteed by the U.S. constitution and the constitution of this state, and in addition shall include:
27,2639 Section 2639 . 49.001 (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
49.001 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter:
27,2640 Section 2640 . 49.001 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 49.81 (1).
27,2644 Section 2644 . 49.001 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.001 (5m) "Prisoner" means any person who is either arrested, incarcerated, imprisoned or otherwise detained in excess of 12 hours by any law enforcement agency of this state, except when detention is pursuant to s. 51.15, 51.20, 51.45 (11) (b) or 55.06 (11) (a) or ch. 980. "Prisoner" does not include any person who is serving a sentence of detention under s. 973.03 (4) unless the person is in the county jail under s. 973.03 (4) (c).
27,2645 Section 2645 . Subchapter II (title) of chapter 49 [precedes 49.002] of the statutes is created to read:
SUBCHAPTER II
RELIEF BLOCK GRANTS
27,2646b Section 2646b. 49.002 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
49.002 (1) It is declared to be legislative policy that, except in counties that make the election under s. 49.032 (2) (a), all recipients of general relief shall have maximum exposure to job training and job opportunities through the Wisconsin state employment service as well as other government agencies. Applicants and recipients of general relief shall comply with the established work-seeking rules of the general relief agency. Recipients of general relief shall also comply with the established work relief rules of the general relief agency. If a recipient of general relief refuses a bona fide offer of employment or training without good cause, or accepts a bona fide offer and subsequently performs inadequately through wilful neglect, or fails to comply with the work-seeking or work relief rules of the general relief agency, the general relief agency may discontinue general relief payments to the recipient for a period not to exceed 30 days for a first refusal, inadequate performance or failure to comply and for a period not to exceed 60 days for a 2nd or subsequent refusal, inadequate performance or failure to comply. The department shall promulgate rules to establish standards for determinations of benefit discontinuances under this subsection that exceed 30 days. Any Wisconsin taxpayer shall have standing in the circuit court for the purpose of obtaining an injunction to enforce this subsection.
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Giambattista Vico's discreta domanda: between Cartesian hypothesis, biblical demonstration, and mathesis politica
Sokolov P.
This article is focused on the epistemological status of the New Science XLI Element, situated at an intersection of Biblical hermeneutics, civil science, and Cartesian «hypothetical cosmology». Our study seeks to disentangle the web of polemical contexts coming together in the «diluvian postulate» and to explain the peculiarity of this hybrid political–physical argument within the economy of Vichian opus magnum.
Keywords: Giambattista Viconew scienceCartesian cosmologyBiblical Hermeneutics
Publication based on the results of: Политическое измерение нелегитимного аргумента в науках о языке и тексте(2013)
Investigations on Giambattista Vico in the Third Millennium. New Perspectives from Brazil, Italy, Japan and Russia
Vishlenkova E. A., Iserov A. A., Penskaja E. et al. Iss. 28. Rome: Aracne editrice, 2014.
Eroicamente Vico. Medicina, vita civile e ragione poetica nel De mente heroica
Rome: Aracne editrice, 2018.
This book is dedicated to the last inaugural speech by Giambattista Vico - De mente heroica (1732). It is primarily focused on Vico's idea of medicina mentis, history of law, and civil education.
17th Century Political Cartesianism and Its Opponents, Or Imaging the State from point fixe
Sokolov P., Ivanova J. Humanities. HUM. Basic Research Programme, 2012. No. 08.
This article examines the relation of two models of civil science in the early modern political literature: the rhetorical science of contingency (rhetorica primaria), and mathesis politica, associated with Descartes by some early Enlightenment authors. The authors analyze the reception of the rhetorical aspect of Hobbes's civil science with a special focus on Vico's criticism of Hobbes's constructivist state model, showing how Vico counters the Hobbesian 'protosociological' style of theorizing with his own historical way of reflecting on the social and 'open' structure of political action.
The monograph carried out by the joint efforts of the scholars from Italy, Russia, Brazil, and Japan sheds the light on the new methods and perspectives in the interdisciplinary investigations of the Giambattista Vico's intellectual legacy. Vico was one of the most prominent European thinkers of the 18th century, lately rediscovered and proclaimed the founding father or radical reformer of a number of scientific disciplines: sociology, philosophy of history, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of language, contemporary philology, philosophical aesthetics and history of culture. The essays brought together in this book carry out different ways of approaching the Vichian legacy and demonstrate the heuristic value of the G. Vico's thought for the resolution of problems, topical in various contexts and areas of the 21th century humanities.
Edward Said and Giambattista Vico
Iserov A. A. In bk.: Investigations on Giambattista Vico in the Third Millennium. New Perspectives from Brazil, Italy, Japan and Russia. Iss. 28. Rome: Aracne editrice, 2014. P. 177-188.
The article is devoted to the influence of Giambattista Vico on Edward Said. It claims, first, that Vico inspired Said to engage in the intellectual-political project of Postcolonial Studies, and second, that Saidian reading of Vico is the most sophisticated, detailed and fresh left interpretation of the great Neapolitan philosopher in the twentieth century.
Impersonality, Shame, and Origins of Sociality, Or Nova scientia ex constantia philologiae eruenda
Ivanova J. In bk.: Investigations on Giambattista Vico in the Third Millennium. New Perspectives from Brazil, Italy, Japan and Russia. Iss. 28. Rome: Aracne editrice, 2014. Ch. 7. P. 109-122.
The article examines the key notions of G. Vico's doctrine of nature, anthropology and historical process by means of the category of modality in its interpretation by Nancy S. Struever. Our study is focused on the semantic shifts of socialitas, a concept extremely important for Vichian anthropology and philosophy of history, which were performed since Vico's earlier De Constantia jurisprudentis to the NS 44. These shifts are placed in the context of a more general process, that of transformation and complication of the modality of the Neapolitan's texts, conceptualizing the notion of history. In our opinion, this approach could not only explain the contradictory character of the sociality in the last New Science, but could open a larger perspective in Vichian studies. It seems that the comparative analysis of conceptions put forward in Vico's earlier writings, and modal characteristics of the texts where these conceptions are laid down would be promising a task for future researchers. Such investigations would substantially enhance the study of the Modern political discourses.
Находчивая физика, или абиссинская философия: картезианская наука о природе в лекции Джамбаттисты Вико «О способе изучения и преподавания наук в наше время»
Иванова Ю. В., Соколов П. В. В кн.: Сад ученых наслаждений. М.: Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2017. С. 9-22.
Апории реалистической герменевтики Джона Уиклифа
Соколов П. В. Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Философия. 2011. № 1. С. 15-28.
The axis of the publication is the impact of the late medieval logical and metaphysical theories upon the hermeneutical methodology in the exegetical practice of one of the most prominent Biblical scholars of that period - John Wyclif (1320/1324-1384), his opponents and predecessors. One of the major conclusions drawn in the article is that the late medieval interpretation of the biblical allegory as a predicative relation demonstrates the pertinence of the 14th century exegetical writings analysis in the context of the pivotal problem of the 20th century logic - the problem of the interplay between ontology and the logical analysis of language (B. Russell, G. Frege, etc.).
Physica ingeniosa and Abyssinian philosophy: the Ambivalence of the Cartesian Physics in De ratione, V
Ivanova J., Sokolov P. Laboratorio dell'ISPF. 2016. Vol. 13. No. 8.
This study contrasts Vico's conception of the physics based on ingenium, developed in chapter five of De ratione, to its alleged counterpart, Cartesian deductive natural science. By examining the various "faces" and ramifications of Cartesian physics with a special focus on Thomas Burnet's "ingenious physics", we demonstrate the affinity of some versions of the Cartesian hypothetical approach to Vico's rhetorical epistemology.
Развитие некоторых представлений о пространстве от науки Нового времени до современности
Карпенко И. А. Вестник Вятского государственного гуманитарного университета. 2014. № 8. С. 10-17.
Several aspects of the transformation of ideas about the concept of space and its properties are being analyzed through a historical perspective. The research results in the particular conclusions on these ideas development in the context of modern science.

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Chili Mac and Cheese, for when you can't decide which you want it's the best of both worlds. A bowl full of cheesy chili macaroni deliciousness.
An easy one-pot meal. FYI, it's perfect for game-day, too!
Yay! It's September! Fall is finally here! Unofficially. My favorite time of year.
With cooler temps come comfort food. And what could be more comforting than a chili/mac and cheese mashup?!
Honestly, any dish that features cheese is a hit in my book.
Start by cooking the macaroni according to the instructions on the box. Drain it and set it aside.
Next, add the oil to a large dutch oven and cook ground beef and onions over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
Drain it and return it to the pan.
Add the tomato, water, chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon of the salt, and garlic powder.
Bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove it from the pan and set it aside.
In the same pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk it constantly for 1 minute.
Gradually whisk in the milk, the remaining salt, and the pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in beef mixture and macaroni.
Top with green onion, additional cheese, and corn chips.
Chili Mac and Cheese, for when you can't decide which you want it's the best of both worlds. A bowl full of cheesy chili macaroni deliciousness.
Green onion, cheese, and corn chips.
Cook macaroni according to the instructions on the box. Drain and set aside.
Add oil to a large dutch oven and cook ground beef and onions over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes; drain and return to pan. Add tomato, water, chili powder, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, and garlic powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
In the same pan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add flour, whisking constantly for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in milk, remaining salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in cheese until melted. Stir in beef mixture and macaroni. Top with green onion, additional cheese, and corn chips.


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De Georges Philippar was een Frans passagiersschip op de lijn Marseille - Yokohama.

De Georges Philippar verving de Paul Lacat, die uitbrandde in 1928. Ook tijdens het bouwen van de boot woedde een korte brand op 29 november 1930, drie weken voor de vooropgestelde tewaterlating. Na herstelling van de schade kon het schip met enige vertraging in januari 1932 in dienst worden genomen.

Op terugreis van Yokohama en twee tussenstops in Shanghai en Colombo had het schip 518 passagiers en 347 bemanningsleden aan boord. Gedurende de reis ging twee keer vals het brandalarm af in het ruim. Maar op 16 mei was er een brand in een hut. Kapitein Vlieg besloot op hoge snelheid richting de Golf van Aden te varen om daar te stranden maar het schip brandde te hevig. Men sloot de waterdichte deuren te snel en een 90-tal passagiers, waaronder journalist Albert Londres stierven door verstikking of verbranding. Na noodsignalen evacueerde men het schip op 3 schepen die ter hulp kwamen. 677 opvarenden werden gered.

Het schip bleef nog brandend ronddobberen tot 19 mei alvorens het zonk in de buurt van Kaap Guardafui.

Schip gebouwd in Frankrijk
Scheepsramp
Passagiersschip
Scheepswrak
Schip op naam

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Israeli Jewish Congress research director Arsen Ostrovsky joins Gil Hoffman on 'Voice of Israel' Radio after witnessing testimony this week before the UN Human Rights Council on Operation Protective Edge last summer in Gaza.
Ostrovsky says that since its establishment in 2006, the United Nations Human Rights Council has condemned Israel 61 times, more than the entire world combined. He says the UNHRC draft resolution condemns only Israel, not Hamas, but that it is important that we continue to speak up for the truth and support Israel.


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Biografia
Figlio di Satake Yoshishige, venne adottato da Iwaki Tsunetaka (1566-1590) per succedere alla guida del clan. Gli venne assegnato il castello di Iwakidaira (Mutsu) e il feudo annesso con un valore di  koku. Allo scoppio della battaglia di Sekigahara, sebbene il clan Iwaki sostenesse l'esercito orientale di Tokugawa Ieyasu, il clan Satake rimase neutrale e Iwaki Sadataka obbedì agli ordini del fratello maggiore, Satake Yoshinobu, di non attaccare le forze di Uesugi Kagekatsu nel dominio di Aizu, schierandosi formalmente con la coalizione occidentale. Di conseguenza, dopo la vittoria Tokugawa, Sadataka fu punito con la confisca dei suoi domini.

Tuttavia nel 1602 venne trasferito nel feudo di Kameda (Dewa, ) koku, dove i suoi discendenti rimasero fino alla restaurazione Meiji.

Note

Daimyō


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ACT AFL Masters
Footy For Fun
MastersFootballACT@hotmail.com.au
Contact Committee
A scratch-match on a cold training night
Fantastic weather... fantastic footy!
Hopefully not the last of what was a magnificent Autumn day
gamesmanship
strong team
Game 1 Against the Albury Murray Crays
Morning fellow AFL Masters,
As you all probably know by now, we had a game yesterday against the visiting Albury team, The Murray Crays, at Eastlakes Oval in Kingston.
To say that Canberra turned on its best football weather would be an understatement, and as Jock said, he hasn't seen the oval in Kingston have as much grass on it since he was a 12-year-old!
With roughly 30 blokes turning up for a run, yes that's a 12-man bench, the Cockies had plenty of enthusiasm to start the game. Thanks to Nate for running the bench and keeping the rotations going throughout the day.
The game got underway on time, with Tuanny taking control of the game with the whistle (thanks mate), and the ACT Cockies definitely taking control of the game from the outset. The Crays were feeling lethargic after their bus trip to get to Kingston, and the Cockies made most of their rebound football coming out of defence.
The first two quarters saw the Cockies open up a handy lead. Jock provided plenty of hard-fought ruck work to combat his Irish opposition, and with Pearl and Gezza providing plenty of hard defensive rebounding footy, we were able to stick to the game plan of kicking it wide out of defence and get plenty of forward 50 entries. Unfortunately, our pressure around the contest at ground level didn't see us capitalise on the score board as hard as we could've and as a result the game was closer than it should've been at half time.
Notable contributors in the first two quarters were Moose with his hard running and precise ball movements, Sticks and Manny with plenty of hard ball gets, Locko with his strong leads out of the forward line and Mal with his constant communication out of the back half. The whole back six were notable in the first half as they were more our first line of attack rather that our first line of defence.
At the half time break, The Murray Crays borrowed a couple of players to boost their dwindling stocks and our Prez (Gaters) and Mr 77% (Pete Taylor) put their hands up. Unfortunately, they both continued the trend of ACT Cockies players having a run for the opposition and having a blinder playing against their team mates.
For some reason, in the 3rd quarter, everyone went away from the game plan and started trying to go through the centre instead of going wide and all of a sudden, the wheels fell off the team. Giving due where it is deserved, the Murray Crays lifted their intensity and started getting a lot more ball out of the centre and despite having a large bench to call from, fatigue started to impact the Cockies. Suddenly, the ball was coming out of our forward line to easily and the transition that we had in the first half, the Crays had in the third and they were able to put on four unanswered goals to get themselves back into the game.
As a result, ¾ time could come around quick enough for the Cockies in order to regroup. Having given up to players to the Crays, and having one or two injuries throughout the game, the bench did become just a bit more manageable and with the team re-balanced, the Cockies were able to steady the ship in the last quarter, although to the Crays credit, they kept on coming at us until the end. Some of the run out of the back half started to reappear, the ball stayed in the forward line once it was in and between Shorty and Fred, we were able to put some respectability back on the scoreboard.
It was a hard-fought game throughout the four quarters, with Francois Patron (Pearl) having a pearler of a game and getting the BOG for the Cockies.
While it was a good team contribution, it was good to have Manny and Sticks back on the ground to provide plenty of run and contested football, Moose was in everything, Adam provided plenty of intensity and got plenty of the ball, the ruck combination of Jock and Sheano were competitive all day against younger opposition, the back six of Mal, Gezza, Luke, Benny Harps and Marbles (just to name a few who played back) were the reason we were able to get the win on the day.
In the forward line both Braden and Fred continued to provide strong targets, Robbie was as competitive as always and Tommy continued to find plenty of the football.
Worthy of a mention is also the two blokes who had a run for the Crays, both played well for us but even better for them. Bastards!
Overall the day was a success, and it was made even more special with Pete and Paula putting on a fantastic spread of Hot Dogs, Burgers and Salad. Thanks for that Taylors'. Marbles Bar was busy as always and a good showing of folks back at the Eastlakes Club will hopefully help the club maintain a strong relationship going forward.
Don't forget that we have another game next Sunday (05 May) against the ADFA team at RMC, so get your nominations in on Team App to let us know your availability. Conversely you can e-mail me or text (0425863440) your availability so that we can plan on taking on another strong contender next week.
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Q: changing two lines of a text file I have a bash script which gets a text file as input and takes two parameters (Line N° one and line N° two), then changes both lines with each other in the text. Here is the code:
#!/bin/bash

awk -v var="$1" -v var1="$2" 'NR==var {
    s=$0
    for(i=var+1; i < var1 ; i++) {
        getline; s1=s1?s1 "\n" $0:$0
    }
    getline; print; print s1 s
    next
}1' Ham > newHam_changed.txt

It works fine for every two lines which are not consecutive. but for lines which follows after each other (for ex line 5 , 6) it works but creates a blank line between them. How can I fix that?

A: I think your actual script is not what you posted in the question. I think the line with all the prints contains:
print s1 "\n" s

The problem is that when the lines are consecutive, s1 will be empty (the for loop is skipped), but it will still print a newline before s, producing a blank line.
So you need to make that newline conditional.
awk -v var="4" -v var1="6" 'NR==var {
    s=$0
    for(i=var+1; i < var1 ; i++) {
        getline; s1=s1?s1 "\n" $0:$0
    }
    getline; print; print (s1 ? s1 "\n" : "") s
    next
}1' Ham > newHam_changed.txt

A: Using getline makes awk scripts always a bit complicated. It is better to prevent the use of getline and just make use of the awk pattern { action } syntax. This will make perfectly readable scripts. In any other language you would just do a loop and get the next line, but in awk I think it is best to make good use of this feature.
awk -v var="$1" -v var1="$2" '
NR==var {s=$0; collect=1; next;}
NR==var1 {collect=0; print; printf inbetween; print s}
collect {inbetween=inbetween""$0"\n"; next;}
1' Ham

Here I capture the first line in s when I found it and set the collect flag. This will trigger the collect block on the next iteration which collects all lines in between. Whenever the second line is found it sets the collect back to zero and prints first the current line, than the inbetween lines and then s. If the lines are consecutive inbetween is empty and printf will than do nothing.

A: Too complex for my taste, here is something quite simple that achieves the same task:
#!/bin/bash

ORIGFILE='original.txt'  # original text file
PROCFILE='processed.txt' # copy of the original file to be proccesed
CHGL1=`sed "$1q;d" $ORIGFILE`     # get original $1 line
CHGL2=`sed "$2q;d" $ORIGFILE`     # get original $2 line

`cat $ORIGFILE > $PROCFILE`

sed -i "$2s/^.*/$CHGL1/" $PROCFILE # replace
sed -i "$1s/^.*/$CHGL2/" $PROCFILE # replace

More code doesn't mean more useful, keep it simple. This code do not use for and instead goes directly to the specific lines.
EDIT:
A simple way on one line to do this task:
printf '%s\n' 14m26 26-m14- w q | ed -s file

Found in this answer.

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Mets Main Catcher During Dwight Gooden's Rookie Season: Mike Fitzgerald (1983-1984)
Michael Roy Fitzgerald was born on July 13, 1960 in Long Beach, California.
Fitz was drafted out of Lakewood high school at age 17, in the sixth round of the 1978 draft, by the New York Mets. He was fine defensive catcher getting to AAA Tidewater by 1981. He split time with Bruce Bochy as the Tides main catcher the next season.
In 1983 he hit his best with 14 HRs 65 RBIs & a .284 batting average, getting him promoted to the Mets as a September call up.
He made his spectacular MLB debut on September 13th, against the Phillies at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. Fitz blasted a HR in his first MLB at bat against, coming against Tony Ghelfi in the Mets 5-1 win. He got a hit in his second game the next day, but then was hitless in the last six games he played in during the 1983 season. He finished the year with those two hits, going 2-20 with a .100 average.
In 1984 Fitzgerald won the Mets starting catching job over veteran Ron Hodges. Hodges had finally got a chance as the teams main catcher in 1983, after spending a decade as a backup to Jerry Grote, Duffy Dyer & John Stearns.
Fitzgerald also beat out, to other top prospects; young Junior Ortiz & John Gibbons. Both never fulfilled the expectations the club had for them. Fitzgerald had the honor of catching rookie sensation Dwight Gooden in his electrifying 1984 season.
Fitz caught Gooden in his debut on April 7th in Houston. That day Gooden struck out five batters in five innings pitched earning his first victory. Fitz would not catch Gooden again until May 1st & on that day Doc earned his second win, beating the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. On May 14th Fitz was behind the plate when Gooden fanned 14 Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-0 shut out at Dodger Stadium. Fitz would be behind the plate for many memorable Gooden games in his Rookie of the Year Season.
In September he was Doc's battery mate as he set the single season strike out mark against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium. That night centerfieldmaz was in attendance at Shea witnessing Gooden strike out 16 batters, a season high. Five days later in Philadelphia, Fitz called the signals as Gooden struck out another 16 batters, although he took a 2-1 loss to Shane Rawley.
At the plate he only hit .242 with two HRs 15 doubles & 33 RBIs, certainly not enough for a contending team's catcher to hit. From May 5th through May 15th he drove in six runs over a five game span, including three in a row.
In mid July he had two separate games where he drove in three runs during the same week. Fitz was only a rookie and his future looked bright, as he made the Topps All Star Rookie team as well.
Defensively he led all NL catchers with a .995 fielding percentage. He is only one of five players to win a fielding title in his rookie season, prior to Fitzgerald, Johnny Oates had done it with the AL East Champion Baltimore Orioles in 1972. Fitz also made 715 put outs (5th in the NL), and threw out 34% of would be base stealers.
In the off season the Mets landed a big bat & an All Star catcher, when they acquired Gary Carter from the Montreal Expos. Fitzgerald went to Montreal along with Hubbie Brooks, Herm Winningham & Floyd Youmans, in exchange for Carter. It was one of the best trades the Mets ever made, as Carter helped them win a World Series in 1986.
Fitzgerald would be Montreal's main catcher for seven seasons, sharing time with Nelson Santovenea in those later years.
Trivia: Fitz would appear on a 1986 Topps Kevin Mitchell, Mets baseball card. It appears the photo is taken after Mitchell has slid safely into home plate in a cloud of dust & scored a run. The game took place on a beautiful sunny afternoon at Shea Stadium.
Fitz would play in over 100 games four times, enjoying his best season in 1986 batting .282 with 6 HRs 37 RBIs & 13 doubles. Defensively his best year came with the Mets in 1984, through the years his fielding percentage & percentage of throwing out base runners both fell off.
In 1987 he had 12 errors charged to him (second most in the NL) with a .981 fielding %. In 1992 he signed with the California Angels for one season, batting .212 in 95 games. He then signed with the Seattle Mariners the following season but only played in their minor league system.
Fitzgerald finished a ten year career with 545 hits 48 HRs 95 doubles 293 RBIs a .321 on base % & a .235 batting average. He caught in 748 games behind the plate with a .987 fielding percentage throwing out 23% of would be base stealers.
Retirement: Fitzgerald is a born again Christian, he & his wife live in Lon Beach California with their two children.
The Kevin Mitchell baseball card is from the 1987 set, not 1986.
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De Straat (van) Florida is een zeestraat tussen Florida (Verenigde Staten) en Cuba. De straat verbindt de Golf van Mexico met de Atlantische Oceaan.

Tussen Key West en Cuba is de straat het smalste met 150 kilometer. Het diepste punt lig zo'n 1800 meter onder de zeespiegel. De Floridastroom gaat door deze straat van west naar oost en is het begin van de Golfstroom.

In de straat ligt de archipel Florida Keys. Deze worden voor een deel met de Overseas Highway met het vasteland van Florida verbonden.

Florida
Atlantische Oceaan
Geografie van Florida
Golf van Mexico


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require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/spec_helper')

describe LimesurveyRails, :main => true do
  after do
    LimesurveyRails.reset
  end

  context "when it's not fully configured" do
    before { LimesurveyRails.reset }
    its(:configured?) { is_expected.to be false }
    its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be false }
  end

  context "when it's configured with a wrong password" do
    before do
      LimesurveyRails.configure do |config|
        config.api_url = LIMESURVEY_API_URL
        config.username = LIMESURVEY_USERNAME
        config.password = 'wrong_password'
      end
    end
    describe ".connect" do
      it "return false" do
        expect(LimesurveyRails.connect).to be false
      end
    end
  end

  context "when it's fully configured" do
    before do
      LimesurveyRails.configure do |config|
        config.api_url = LIMESURVEY_API_URL
        config.username = LIMESURVEY_USERNAME
        config.password = LIMESURVEY_PASSWORD
      end
    end
    its(:configured?) {is_expected.to be true }
    describe 'LimesurveyRails.configuration' do
      subject { LimesurveyRails.configuration }
      its(:username) {should eq(LIMESURVEY_USERNAME) }
      its(:password) {should eq(LIMESURVEY_PASSWORD) }
      its(:base_url) {should eq(LIMESURVEY_BASE_URL) }
    end
    its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be false }
    describe ".connect" do
      it "return true" do
        expect(LimesurveyRails.connect).to be true
      end
    end
    describe ".disconnect" do
      it "return true" do
        expect(LimesurveyRails.disconnect).to be false
      end
    end
    context "when it's connected" do
      before do
        LimesurveyRails.connect
      end
      describe ".connect" do
        it "return false" do
          expect(LimesurveyRails.connect).to be false
        end
      end
      describe ".connect(true)" do
        it "return true" do
          expect(LimesurveyRails.connect(true)).to be true
        end
      end
      its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be true }
      describe ".disconnect" do
        it "return true" do
          expect(LimesurveyRails.disconnect).to be true
        end
      end
      describe ".list_surveys" do
        it "return an array" do
          expect(LimesurveyRails.list_surveys).to be_an_instance_of Array
        end
      end
      describe ".wrong_name_method" do
        specify { expect { LimesurveyRails.wrong_name_method }.to raise_error }
      end
      context "when it's session key becomes invalid/expired" do
        before do
          LimesurveyRails.session_key = 'wrong_session_key'
        end
        its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be true }
        describe ".connected?(true)" do
          specify { expect(LimesurveyRails.connected?(true)).to be false }
        end
        it "raise RemoteControlError claiming Invalid session key" do
          expect { LimesurveyRails.list_surveys }.to raise_error(LimesurveyRails::RemoteControlError, /Invalid session key$/)
        end
      end
    end
    context "when it's configurated with continuous connection" do
      before do
        LimesurveyRails.configure do |config|
          config.auto_connection = true
        end
      end
      its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be false }
      describe ".connected?(true)" do
        specify { expect(LimesurveyRails.connected?(true)).to be false }
      end
      context "when it is connected" do
        before do
          LimesurveyRails.connect
        end
        its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be true }
        describe ".connected?(true)" do
          specify { expect(LimesurveyRails.connected?(true)).to be true }
        end
        context "when it's session key becomes invalid/expired" do
          before do
            LimesurveyRails.session_key = 'wrong_session_key'
          end
          its(:connected?) { is_expected.to be true }
          describe ".connected?(true)" do
            specify { expect(LimesurveyRails.connected?(true)).to be false }
          end
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Dutch 'no' to Kiev-EU accord could trip crisis: Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a speech at the Scheepvaartmuseum during a visit to Amsterdam, on January 7, 2016 (AFP Photo/Robin Van Lonkhuijsen)
The Hague (AFP) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker urged Dutch voters Saturday not to oppose an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine, saying such a move "could open the doors to a continental crisis".
A citizens' campaign in the Netherlands spearheaded by three strongly eurosceptic groups garnered more than 300,000 votes needed to trigger a non-binding referendum on the deal, three months from now.
Observers said the vote, set for April 6, pointed more towards broader euroscepticism among the Dutch than actual opposition to the trade deal with Kiev, which fosters deeper cooperation with Brussels.
A Dutch 'no' "could open the doors to a continental crisis," Juncker told the authoritative NRC daily newspaper in an interview published on Saturday.
"Let's not change the referendum into a vote about Europe," Juncker urged Dutch voters, adding: "I sincerely hope that (the Dutch) won't vote no for reasons that have nothing to do with the treaty itself."
Should Dutch voters oppose the deal, Russia "stood to benefit most," he said.
The 2014 association agreement provisionally came into effect on January 1 and nudges the former Soviet bloc nation towards eventual EU membership.
On a visit to the Netherlands in November, Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko hailed the deal as the start of a new era for the Ukraine.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said his government was bound by law to hold the referendum, and would afterwards assess the results to see if any change in policy was merited.
Although the results are not binding on Rutte's Liberal-Labour coalition, the referendum is likely to be closely watched as eurosceptic parties -- including that of far-right politician Geert Wilders -- rise in the Dutch polls ahead of elections due in 2017.
Russia has been incensed by the EU's move to bring Ukraine closer to the European fold.
The tensions spilt over into civil war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, with Moscow accused of backing pro-Russian separatist rebels and raising the prospect of all-out war on Europe's doorstep.
The conflict has left more than 9,000 dead since April 2014.
The Pulitzer Prize-winner had received the National Medal of Arts at the White House the day before.


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San Rocco Redoubt () was a redoubt in Kalkara, Malta. It was built by Great Britain during the French blockade of 1798-1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.

The redoubt was built roughly halfway between Fort Ricasoli (then occupied by French forces) and Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower. It was located close to San Rocco Battery, a Maltese insurgent battery which had men from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot in its garrison. The redoubt was built around a small building and a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, from which it got its name.

The redoubt was built by the British in order to provide cover for retreating British forces in the case of the arrival of a French relief force to break the siege of Malta. Upon the arrival of a relief force, the 30th and 89th Regiments of Foot were to gather at San Rocco Battery, and under the cover of San Rocco Redoubt, they were to retreat to Żabbar. From there, they would retreat to Żejtun, and then to Fort Rohan under the cover of San Lucian redoubt. They would embark on their ships in Marsaxlokk Harbour and evacuate the island.

San Rocco Redoubt, as well as the chapel and building it was built around, have been demolished. The area is now occupied by SmartCity.

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Here's a question directly from the Knowmedge ABIM (Internal Medicine Board) Exam QVault.
Which of the following organisms is most likely to cause an elevated LDH level?
The intracellular parasite Babesia microti causes the disease babesiosis. It is the organsim most likely to cause an elevated LDH. The organism is endemic to the northeastern United States including Long Island, Nantucket Island, Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod areas. The parasite may take residence inside rodents and cattle. Transmission to humans occurs when the Ixodes scapularis tick bites the host, taking up the babesia parasite, which it then delivers to a person by way of a bite.
Usually the infection is subclinical. However, in some patients, fevers, chills, sweats, myalgia, and arthralgia may develop. A febrile hemolytic anemia reaction may ensue in which labs will reveal increased reticulocyte count, increased indirect bilirubin and increased LDH level. Diagnosis of babesiosis is with peripheral blood smear revealing the parasite within RBCs. Treatment is with atovaquone and azithromycin.


Larienna Macrina is an Imperial crusader who has been hunting a Daedroth named Hrelvesuu. She has finally cornered her in the ruins of Nchurdamz and has contacted the Fighters Guild for help in finishing her once and for all.
Larienna is an accomplished fighter and is also capable of healing you during the related quest. Once Hrelvesuu is dead, Larienna will remain at her final location, and can be approached should you ever need healing again in the area (though her spell for this is weak).
She is wearing a near full set of Imperial Steel armor, including the cuirass, both pauldrons, both gauntlets, greaves, boots, and shield. She is also wearing a pair of expensive pants, she is wielding a steel flamesword, and she is carrying two quality restore healths, two quality restore fatigue, two quality restore magickas, and 50 gold pieces. Aside from her natural charm and ability to absorb fatigue from others, she knows the following spells: Deadly Poison [Ranged], Weakness to Blight Disease, Weakness to Corprus Disease, Dire Weakness to Fire, Dire Weakness to Frost, Dire Weakness to Magicka, Dire Weakness to Poison, Dire Weakness to Shock, Daedric Bite, God's Spark, and Heal Companion.
She is one of very few people in Morrowind (before the expansions) that has unique audio dialogue.
She uses strong area-of-effect spells on enemies, and, if you are not careful, it is entirely possible for her to kill a low-level player character in one hit if you do not stay out of the way (or are actually fighting her).
After finishing the quest, Hrundi will tell you that Larienna has left Vvardenfell because of "unfinished business". Despite this, she will actually still remain in Nchurdamz.
Despite her race being an Imperial, her unique dialog uses the female Breton's voice actress while still using the regular imperial voices for generic dialog. It's possible she was originally planned to be a Breton at some point and changed to an imperial but thevoiceovers weren't updated accordingly.
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Jacques Blaquart, né le  à Roumazières (Charente), est un évêque catholique français, évêque auxiliaire de Bordeaux-Bazas de 2006 à 2010 puis évêque d'Orléans. Il est le frère de l'ancien Directeur technique national de football François Blaquart ainsi que de Bernard Blaquart qui entraîne le Nîmes Olympique.

 Biographie
 Formation
Il grandit à Roumazières, en Charente, dans une famille de huit enfants passionnée par le football. Son grand-père a créé le club de football de Roumazières et son père l'a dirigé. Trois de ses frères ont eu ensuite des responsabilités dans le football, en tant que médecin des équipes de France jeunes, directeur technique national, joueur professionnel et entraîneur d'équipes professionnelles.
Après avoir fait une année de droit à l'Université de Limoges et avoir travaillé quelques années comme employé de banque, ouvrier, puis éducateur stagiaire auprès de personnes handicapées, il est entré au séminaire de Poitiers avant de poursuivre sa formation au séminaire de Bordeaux de 1978 à 1982. En 1988-1989, il prend une année sabbatique pour suivre la formation spirituelle de l'institut séculier Notre-Dame de Vie à Venasque dans le Vaucluse.

 Principaux ministères
Il a été ordonné prêtre le  pour le diocèse d'Angoulême.

Il exerce son ministère paroissial à Ruffec dont il devient curé en 1987, tout en étant aumônier de collèges, lycée et de mouvements.

Depuis 1989, il est membre de la branche sacerdotale de l'Institut séculier Notre-Dame de Vie.

En 1992, il est nommé doyen et curé de Barbezieux, responsabilité qu'il assume jusqu'en 2001 lorsqu'il est nommé vicaire général du diocèse. De 2003 à 2006, il cumule cette fonction avec celle de curé de Saint-Jean-Baptiste à Angoulême.

Nommé évêque titulaire d'''Ypres et évêque auxiliaire de Bordeaux le , il a été consacré le  par l'archevêque de Bordeaux, le cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard.

Le  il est nommé évêque d'Orléans où il succède à André Fort qui se retire ayant atteint la limite d'âge.

Il est membre du Conseil pour l'unité des chrétiens et les relations avec le judaïsme au sein de la Conférence des évêques de France.

En qualité d'évêque d'Orléans, il est évêque accompagnateur de lŒuvre de Soutien aux églises de France et aux Prêtres''.

En 2018, il saisit la justice après des accusations de viol portées contre le recteur de la Basilique de Cléry Saint André, le père Olivier de Scitivaux.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Évêque
 Circonscriptions catholiques françaises depuis 2002
 Liste des évêques français
 Archidiocèse de Bordeaux
 Diocèse d'Orléans

Liens externes
 Biographie sur le site du diocèse de Bordeaux
 Biographie sur le site de l'épiscopat français
 Fiche sur catholic-hierarchy.org
 Interview dans La Croix après sa nomination comme évêque

Évêque d'Orléans
Étudiant de l'université de Limoges
Naissance en décembre 1951
Naissance à Roumazières-Loubert
Évêque catholique français du XXIe siècle


Mr. Sarang Shaikh, Lead Coordinator for Communications Committee of IEEE TEMS YP presented a 15 minutes session on TEMS. During this session, the goals and the mission of TEMS were presented, the benefits and the programs offered to the members of the Society (Conferences, Publications, IEEE Engineering Management Reviewarticle series, Webinar Series and more) were explained and the future TEMS plans were introduced, including the 'Engineering Management for Young Professionals' online course which is going to be launched in 2016. Overall, the participants were very enthusiastic about the vision of TEMS and they asked to be more informed about the Society. Especially how they can initiate a TEMS Chapter at their local Section.
The IEEE TEMS Young Professionals team organized a plenary session on TEMS at the IEEE Region 8 Central European Students and Young Professionals Congress held in the beautiful city of Zagreb, Croatia from 8-10 May, 2015.
The session was conducted by our colleague Loannis Mousmoutis, who introduced the participants to the Society, its benefits, and the role that it can play in the participants' future careers. This resulted in a number of interactive discussions, with the participants showing great enthusiasm about the vision of the Society.


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Legendary vaudevillian performer whose work on The Jack Benny Program, a weekly radio and television show that ran from 1932 to 1955, launched him to national fame. He earned TV, film, and radio stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
While in high school, he played violin in local dance bands and orchestras. After working in vaudeville, he briefly left show business to join the U.S. Navy during World War I.
His Jack Benny Program featured such African-American performers as Louis Armstrong and The Ink Spots.
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Inox Supports The Indian Army: By Keeping A Special Screening Of Uri For Our Soldiers Along With The Star Cast
By Team Bollyy	 On Jan 9, 2019
INOX, India's fastest growing multiplex chain, salutes the real heroes of the nation with a special preview of the upcoming movie 'URI: The Surgical Strike' – a movie based on URI attack on the Indian Army in 2016. This special premiere was held at Epicuria, Nehru Place, New Delhi in presence of the lead actor Vicky Kaushal & Yami Gautam. The movie has been directed by Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwwala also. URI is worldwide releasing on January 11, 2019.
Over 50 guests along with Delhi media attended the special screening and had a lively exclusive interaction with Vicky & Yami, who shared facts about their film training at the Indian Army premises highlighting and being cognizant of the life led by personnel of the Indian Army. Talking about the same with Delhi press, Vicky stated, "It was really a speechless experience, for the very first time through this film I witnessed our soldiers and their life so closely, and now I feel more respect and love for them. We all are really small in front of them, these soldiers are real-life heroes." Further, he added, "Preparation for this film came up as my full-time job. On a daily basis, daily I went through with 7 to 8 hours of physical training. Starting from morning 6 from the gym, the entire schedule came up as an extremely amazing time of my life."
Well as a special gesture, INOX will go onto donating a part of its movie tickets sales towards the Army Welfare CSR Fund. Speaking on this unique initiative, Mr. Saurabh Varma, Chief Marketing Officer, INOX LEISURE LIMITED, "At INOX, we believe in living the movie in every possible way and this movie association gives us an opportunity to use our platform of entertainment in delivering a larger message to the society and also contributing towards the real heroes of the nation."
URI: The Surgical Strike is based on the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging. Featured under the banner of RSVP Movies. It also stars Paresh Rawal and actor Mohit Raina in prominent roles.
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Prizes and outcomes Classes are urged to write a group pledge that will really make a difference. Pupils must then carry out the pledge and take an 'action photo' as evidence. One entry is allowed per class. Pledges can be submitted through the online form where they will be entered into a prize draw - ten schools will win a visit to the Sky Academy Studios in London to make a film about their pledge, while one school will be visited by Plasticus, the Sky Ocean Rescue whale, the Premier League Trophy, plus some special guests. A supporting resource pack is available.


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Each year, many students interested in a career in environmental law choose SUNY ESF for the undergraduate degree they need to attend law school. When you learn the advantages of attending ESF, you'll want to join us too.
Admission into one of the U.S.'s 184 law schools is extremely competitive. Approximately 110,000 students apply to law school, but only 45,000 attend. Law schools admit students who they believe will succeed at their school. They search for students whose undergraduate education includes critical analysis, logical reasoning, and written and oral expression. Qualities that all of ESF's undergraduate majors provide.
In addition, law schools seek students that can enrich other students' law school experiences: a diverse student body contributes to the diversity of views in law school discussions. Law schools look for academic diversity, which is exactly what ESF students acquire from each of our programs. In addition, each of ESF's undergraduate majors provide our graduates with the scientific knowledge that they need to practice environmental law.
The ESF pre-law program focuses on helping students understand the opportunities in environmental law and developing a law school application package that demonstrates our students' true potential. The program is based primarily on individual pre-law advising between the student and advisor.


Kevin Atchley serves as a Site Superintendent for Semper Tek, Inc. and primarily manages work performed at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville. Previously he served Semper Tek, Inc. as a Project Foreman and has been with the company since 2012. Kevin has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry.


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Crime fiction to bring out the detective in you!
About Christina James
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Flirting with the M5 – in love with your hard shoulder… Feel my soft verges…
Summit tunnel, Smethwick, Birmingham Canal Navigations
Head northwest out of Birmingham City Centre towards Wolverhampton along Thomas Telford's 'new' main line, a canal designed to replace James Brindley's wandering minstrel of a waterway (he was a man who followed contours) with an uncompromisingly direct route to Tipton, and you are, before too long, faced with the choice of old or new. We once came from Wolverhampton on Telford's route, which may have resolved the needs of the working boat traffic of his day in reducing distance by a third, overcoming dreadful congestion at locks and replacing worn-out towpaths, but the experience did nothing for me as a 21st century tourist boater looking for interest; the straight miles of tedious and unrewarding scrubland were about as delightful as a purposeful motorway drive compared to a romantic dalliance with a B road. I of course admit that each serves its turn, according to need. Chacun à son goût! Telford's dramatic cutting through the Smethwick Summit, with the magnificent Galton Bridge bestriding it, is an astonishing engineering achievement which one can admire, and we did, that time, but this year we had no difficulty in pursuing our favourite right turn in celebration of Brindley along the 'old' main line.
Now you will have deduced that I am an incurably poetic soul, who hankers after historical roses, but, if that is the case, you've jumped right… to the wrong conclusion. The thing about this old Brindley canal is that it has become touched with modern magic, in the form of juicy juxtapositions of modes of transport (and other things), and I hope from our photographs that you will see what I mean.
Turning right at Smethwick Junction provided us with some welcome diversion from quite a long horizontal journey (from the King's Norton Junction south of Birmingham) in the form of the three locks which take the boater up to a stretch of canal that is, for me, just wonderful. I don't expect everyone to share my taste.
Passing the Grade II listed pumping house between the two main lines at Brasshouse Lane bridge (If you get the chance to go inside, you'll find, as I did, a Victorian marvel of a machine on different levels, one of the original two which were capable of lifting 200 locks of water a day; it replaced the earlier pumping houses on the 'Engine Arm' of the canal.), the old line leads under the Summit Tunnel. Though it all seems very rural just here, the thundering traffic of an A road dual carriageway passes unseen over this concrete underpass! There's your first juxtaposition!
Yes, here we are in rural Birmingham.
A heron, cranking itself from the towpath and lifting itself high into the air above us, is proof of the richness of canals, supporting wildlife as they do here, in the most unpromising terrain of urban and industrial Birmingham.
Flight of the heron
And now we meet the majestic (Yes, I mean it!) M5, a contrast to this beautiful canal (Yes, I certainly mean it!), with a pleasant moment of inconsistency as four kayakers pass by. The skyline, too, has a splendid coherence here.
M5 cantilever and kayaks
Up above, the juggernauts carry their loads in a roar, but we can barely hear them as our boat quietly transports us into a dream.
Here we come; there they go, through the M5 portico!
Wild life flourishes and Smethwick adds to the population of Canada geese, we note, as this crèche bobs by.
Canada goose creche
Straight lines and verticals abound in this motorway underworld, but our waterway winds deliciously, refusing to comply, and we wander willingly with it, from side to side.
And under we go again.
I think that Brindley would have delighted in this, a towering sandwich of route ways. I should love to be able to show him and watch his reaction!
Triple decker – canal, road, motorway.
Spon Lane Bridge
These colonnades may be formed from steel and concrete, but there is peace here for those of a contemplative frame of mind; the numbing noise of the carriageway above seems far away.
Cloister
We've come up through Spon Lane locks before and marvelled at the contrast between the new and old main lines; we're not at all tempted to lock down this flight of three, as we know how much more there is to see along this refurbished section of Brindley's canal.
Spon Lane Locks: chance to rejoin the new main line. No thanks!
Three locks back at Smethwick Junction gave us this much height above Telford's cut.
Stewart aqueduct: Below, the new main line heads for Galton Bridge.
I'm rather sorry that it's impossible to get all four levels of transport into one photograph from the vantage point of a narrowboat just here… and three must do.
Four levels of transport: New main line below, old main line, Birmingham-Wolverhampton railway, M5!
For those of us who prefer the language of a bygone age of transport! Train station? Hah!
A magical name to conjure with…
I wonder what Blakey Hall was like and whether the owner rode on horseback over this bridge. I love the whimsical shape in this, its contemporary context.
Blakey Hall Bridge – a matter of age and scale…
A sixty-eight foot narrowboat isn't the easiest vessel to steer through tight spaces, but get the line right and you're through.
Judgement matters at Blakey Hall Bridge.
Sorry, I couldn't miss the opportunity for this pun. 😉
If you have an artistic eye, there's plenty here to entertain it.
Hopkins' "skate's heel sweep[ing] smooth on a bow bend"? Perhaps, but in slow motion!
Into the curve…
Modern canal bridge design, with a slight brickwork salute to the past.
Anchor Bridge 1994
Once again, there's definitely a line to take to make the turn.
Swing wide, sweet narrowboat…
Telford wanted us to hold the tiller straight!
You swing it to the left, then you swing it to the right…
Here's one we're saving for the future: up to Titford Pool and back.
Oldbury Junction and the Titford Canal
Graffiti interest? Well, of course!
Fancy taking a ride along the towpath or down the M5?
And now we say goodbye to the M5, with sadness at the end of a romantic encounter. We've dillied and dallied all the way.
Stone Street Bridge 2001
Thank you for joining me on this narrowboat ride. Perhaps you will admit to being at least surprised to find what lies beneath the M5, even if you can't find it in you to love it as much as we do!
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A new acquaintance, on a fascinating flight…
See that British Telecom tower up there? We're going UNDER it.
I've been planning several posts about my recent narrowboat holiday, but have been struggling to find the time to write them! Today, I'm determined to start, not only because that whole week provided some wonderful experiences that I'd like to share, but also because I want to celebrate a brief meeting with an extraordinary volunteer.
Under Snow Hill Bridge and nosing into lock 13 of the Farmer's Bridge flight.
The background circumstances of our meeting were inauspicious, but it might never have taken place without them. It was a baking hot Thursday afternoon and our boat (endearingly named 'Short-toed Eagle') was approaching Birmingham City Centre, gradually being steered by my husband up the thirteen Farmer's Bridge Locks, the final steep (eighty feet) flight into the city's heart, while I manipulated the lock-gates; not far into the flight, we heard an explosive argument taking place, just out of sight, on the towpath. I should explain that this particular section of the BCN (Birmingham Canal Navigations) is a very public place to be negotiating locks, as office and shop workers take their lunches here and joggers, cyclists and families compete for space on the restored towpath. We were accompanied some of the way by a group of locals on bikes, who watched the whole process of 'locking up' several times over, but didn't volunteer (sadly, for moving the gates is a hard job on a hot day!) to help!
Rising out of lock 13, with, ahead, the huge cavern of Snow Hill railway station bridge and urban scenery in layers.
Have to get this… through there… under Livery Street Bridge and into lock 12.
This lock flight, as I hope you can see from the photographs, is an astonishing blend of old and new, for it passes through (and under!) the commercial centre of Birmingham.
Anyway, back to the 'tiff': The vocabulary of the two participants was ferocious but limited. '**** you!' bellowed one. '**** off!' screamed the other. After a few minutes, a couple in their early twenties strode into view: she, tanned with dark hair, wearing a short but chic black dress accompanied by stiletto heels; he, less surprisingly, perhaps, sporting a baggy T-shirt, jeans and baseball cap. The tirade continued. Sixteen or so rounds of expletives were spat back and forth with very little sub-text, ricocheting off the walls of the tall buildings around the canal. Eventually it became clear that he wanted to borrow her mobile phone to get a score from his dealer and she wasn't having it (although she actually seemed higher on something than he was).
Their mood was volatile, so I thought it best to be discreet; as they passed me, I focused on trying to shift the paddles on my lock-gate, the ratchets of which were ancient and troublesome. As I was leaning my full weight on my windlass, I became aware of a man standing beside me. I looked up to see an athletic and well-preserved gentleman in his sixties. He offered to help. I saw that he was also carrying a windlass, and thought that he must have come from a boat further up.
Waiting for lock 12 to fill… a moment of quiet contemplation with my new acquaintance…
Closing the lock gate behind the boat, whilst I go forward to prepare the paddles to fill the lock.
Locks 11 and 10 are right underneath the British Telecom tower!
The view out of the BT vault…
…and the view back down!
He was very anxious to tell me that the incident that I'd just witnessed was not typical and that the towpaths were safe places. He was obviously quite proud of the local canal complex and even more of Birmingham itself. He told me that his name was Michael Payne and that since his retirement he had worked a few shifts each week as a volunteer for the Canals and Rivers Trust. I asked him if he also had a boat and he replied that he had a part-share in one, which was currently moored at Royston in Leicestershire.
Something surreal about this setting, but the conversation flows as the lock fills…
Michael was a mine of information. As we worked our way up the remaining locks in the flight, he pointed out to me an offshoot of the canal that had been buried in the 1950s and rediscovered during excavations for a new office block and showed me an impressive building that had once housed a large coffee-importing business in Birmingham. This had been abandoned decades ago and opened up only recently, when the copper industrial coffee-grinding machinery had been found there, still intact. He said that all this has been restored and the building will shortly be opened as a museum dedicated to coffee. I was fascinated by this story and wondered under what circumstances a building could be left like this. Did no-one own it? Had all the owners died? Why hadn't the machinery been sold off when it ceased trading? Perhaps the answers will come from the museum itself.
Locking up is a great way to get to know people… and Michael Payne is a man worth knowing.
Wow! Birmingham re-creating itself, but properly valuing this wonderful historic waterway at its heart.
Michael's shift was due to end, but he said that he'd carry on helping me until we reached the top of the flight. I was grateful, as all the lock mechanisms were misshapen, old and extremely unyielding. My husband, who was joining in the conversation from the narrowboat, told him that I was a crime fiction writer (not sparing my blushes!) and Michael said that he was a big Donna Leon fan. Apparently he and his wife have visited Venice several times, where they've joined the walking tours that are arranged to allow devotees to follow in Inspector Brunetti's footsteps.
I thought that this was a very intriguing idea. Should I myself organise walking tours in order to introduce my readers to the Spalding (and South Lincolnshire) of DI Yates? I'm not sure, however, that it would help me to curry favour with my Fenland friends and fans who have been so hospitable and generous with their support since DI Yates was born! On the whole, I think I'd sooner organise a walking tour of the Farmer's Bridge Flight, but I'd have to engage Michael to lead it.
It all happens here: we get caught up in a fashion shoot! Canals are great locations.
Michael returns from opening Lock 1, whilst I open lock 2. Rising above us, the National Indoor Arena.
If you're reading this, Michael, may I just say that it was a great pleasure to meet you and to have the benefit of your conversation for an hour or two. We owe you a very great debt of gratitude for your skilful management of the (to me) troublesome ratchets of the Farmer's Bridge flight. And if there ever is a DI Yates walking tour of Spalding, I shall make sure that you hear of it.
Here we are at Old Turn Junction at the top of the Farmer's Bridge flight: it's at the heart of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and of the city itself.
[Thanks to my husband for all the pictures, which he managed with his camera in one hand and the tiller in the other!]
June 30th, 2014 8 Comments	Landscape and the seasons, Locations, Personal experiences	Christina James
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